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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis should make the white supremacists tear their hair out this morning
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/science/neanderthals-dna-homo-sapiens-human-evolution.html?module=WatchingPortal%AEion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F07%2F04%2Fscience%2Fneanderthals-dna-homo-sapiens-human-evolution.html&eventName=Watching-article-clickAchilleaze
(15,543 posts)Sapiens.
Girard442
(6,085 posts)...that it makes the perspective of those who think the universe was just piffed into existence 6,000 years ago look like that of toddlers.
malaise
(269,164 posts)It's scary..
WinstonSmith4740
(3,057 posts)They'd just snort, say something derisive about science, and stick their heads back in the sand. After all, the earth is only 6,000 years old. This is obviously fake news.
sarge43
(28,945 posts)If they even thought about this, their whole world would fall apart. It's all they have and they'll never give it up.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)But I am thrilled when they do to point out we are all Africans and we get our non human Neanderthal DNA from Europe. I know a gross over simplification just consider the bold stupidity of racist white supremists.
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)Maybe it was Omega Supreme, or Optimus Prime
WinstonSmith4740
(3,057 posts)they'll truly believe Trump did it.
GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)Than the average living white supremicist.
Brainstormy
(2,381 posts)this is "recently discovered DNA evidence." Not so recent. I read about it in Sean Carroll's, The Big Picture. An awesome book, by the way.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)Our ancestors moved around a lot and spread their seeds a lot earlier than originally thought.
malaise
(269,164 posts)Thanks
Billb93
(22 posts)The find was by scientist. They don't believe in science. They will say it is a liberal trick.
malaise
(269,164 posts)They are morons
HAB911
(8,915 posts)all they think is "Science is Satan"
PCIntern
(25,584 posts)Overwhelming actually. From an evolutionary viewpoint it changes everything we assumed to be true until now. Wow.
Odoreida
(1,549 posts)It's The New York Times.
"Fake news" you know.
malaise
(269,164 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Very interesting
malaise
(269,164 posts)sarge43
(28,945 posts)Very possible early H. sapiens sapiens wandered into SW Asia.
So, we all might have been with the ones we loved and loved the ones we're with for a very long time.